Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Niger
Niger: Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0168 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Niger, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.0168 ha per square kilometre for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 91.7% on the previous year and up 1,003.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Niger peaked at 0.0168 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, in 2009.
Niger ranks 59th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Niger, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -80.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +571.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | +371.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | -64.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | -59.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -61.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -79.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +173.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +62.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -43.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +103.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | +51.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0168 ha per square kilometre | +91.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +571.5% | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +371.8% | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | 0.0168 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 56 Kazakhstan 0.0197 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Yemen 0.0181 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Jordan 0.0171 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 Indonesia 0.0166 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Croatia 0.0164 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Georgia 0.0158 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Niger?
- Watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Niger was 0.0168 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0168 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Niger rank for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Niger ranks 59th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,003.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Watermelons — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Watermelons — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Watermelons — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Watermelons — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.